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5 days ago

Viral video: Bihar principal caught on camera stealing eggs meant for mid-day meal scheme

The principal of a government school in Vaishali district of Bihar was caught stealing eggs meant for students under the Mid-Day Meal scheme. Watch the video here: In the viral video, Principal Suresh Sahni is seen taking eggs in a carry bag while the van delivers Mid-Day Meal supplies to the school. Sources in the state education department revealed that …

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5 days, 5 hours ago

Bihar school principal caught on camera while stealing eggs meant for children

India Today

The principal of a government school in Bihar's Vaishali district was caught on camera while stealing eggs which were meant for the children's midday meal. After the video of the principal was widely shared on social media, the state education department conducted an investigation into the matter and found that the incident was from a middle school in Rikhar village …

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Caught on cam: Bihar govt school principal steals eggs meant for mid-day meals, action initiated

India TV News

In a weird case of theft, a video of a principal of a government school in Bihar’s Hajipur has gone viral on social media recently. The principal was caught stealing eggs from the school, which were meant to be distributed among the children under the mid-day meal scheme. The video of the egg theft was made by a teacher of …

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6 days, 5 hours ago

'Eggsposed': Bihar govt school principal caught stealing from mid-day meal in viral video

New Indian Express

PATNA: As unbelievable as it may sound, the principal of a government school in Bihar’s Vaishali district was caught on camera stealing eggs intended for students under the Mid-Day Meal scheme. The incident, which took place on December 13, came to light after a video showing the principal in the act went viral on social media. In the viral video, …

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1 week, 1 day ago

T’gana: Panel cites low payment for ‘poor’ mid-day meal

Hindustan Times

Hyderabad The Telangana government, which has substantially enhanced the mess charges being paid to students of residential schools and welfare hostels by 40% since November 1 resulting in improved diet for them, has started taking measures to improve the quality of food being provided to students under the mid-day meal scheme in the state-run schools across the state, officials familiar …

Food Cooking Women Students Incidents Schools Telangana

2 weeks, 1 day ago

After High Court Nudge, Telangana Govt Constitutes State-Level Committees To Monitor Food-Safety Standards In Preparation Of Mid-Day Meals

Live Law

Following incidents of multiple students being hospitalized after consuming mid-day meals provided in government-run schools between the 20th-26th of November, the Telangana High Court was on Thursday informed that the State government has taken steps to ensure adherence to food safety standards. Additional Advocate General appearing for the State informed that apart from the committees that were to be formed …

Court Preparation State Meals

2 weeks, 5 days ago

96 students hospitalised after eating mid-day meal at Maharashtra school

India Today

As many as 96 students of a government school in Maharashtra fell ill after consuming food served as part of the mid-day meal, officials said on Friday. The affected students from Classes 1 to 7 in Chandrapur district's Pardi village, were admitted to various hospitals for treatment. Last month, in a similar incident in Telangana, almost 50 students of a …

Students School Hospital Meal 96 Students

3 weeks, 4 days ago

Substandard food items, lack of hygiene lead to mid-day meal poisoning: Experts

Hindustan Times

A series of food poisoning incidents in various government schools, residential institutions and welfare hostels in the last few days have put the Congress government in Telangana in a tight spot, forcing the authorities to step up vigilance on the implementation of mid-day meals scheme and focus on maintenance of quality of food and hygiene in school kitchens. LATEST INCIDENTS …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Telangana: Headmasters taste mid-day meal before serving students

Deccan Chronicle

Nalgonda: Following state government instructions, headmasters of government schools have started checking quality of food of mid-day meals before serving them to students. It was also found during a visit of government schools that food was served to students as per the menu i.e. Jonnalagadda Vijayalakshmi, headmaster of Mandal Praja Parishad School at Kathalguda in Nalgonda, ate the food before …

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4 weeks ago

Manish Malhotra says he isn't directing Meena Kumari biopic starring Kriti Sanon: ‘One dream that remains unfulfilled’

Hindustan Times

Manish won't helm Meena Kumari biopic Speaking on the biopic, he said, “I’m no longer doing the biopic. Directing is one dream that remains unfulfilled.” Earlier this year, Mid-Day had reported that actor Kriti Sanon would play the role of the late actor in the film. That’s why I get how it works.” About Meena Kumari biopic The biopic was …

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1 month ago

17 students admitted to hospital after eating midday meal in Telangana, probe ordered

India TV News

At least 17 students of a government school in Telangana's Narayanpet district were critical and admitted to hospital on Wednesday after consuming a midday meal, officials said. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has taken serious note of the incident and directed the District Collector to conduct a thorough investigation, determine the cause, and submit a report identifying those responsible. The …

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1 month ago

Akshaya Patra to take its midday meal scheme to Indonesia, Kenya

Live Mint

The Akshaya Patra Foundation plans to take its acclaimed midday meal scheme to Indonesia and Kenya, said two people aware of the development, as India seeks to use its soft power to deepen ties and trade. Serving two million children Akshaya Patra, one of the world’s largest non-profit school meal providers, serves over two million children daily in 23,110 government …

Food India Meal Scheme Poshan Patra Akshaya

1 month, 3 weeks ago

No worries about Labour's budget here! Brits enjoy beers in the sun in Benidorm - after the holiday resort dodged catastrophic storm that devastated Valencia

Daily Mail

British holidaymakers in Benidorm have been spotted topping up their tans on the beach and downing pints in the sun, blissfully ignorant of Labour's massive tax raid in its latest budget that will see taxes rise by an eye-watering £40billion. As large parts of Spain including Costa del Sol and Valencia further south continued to suffer bad weather today, it …

Labour Seen Valencia Brits Benidorm

1 month, 3 weeks ago

PMMS Insurance Scheme for Midday Meal Workers: Details and State Government's Proposal

Hindustan Times

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema has announced a free insurance scheme for midday meal workers in the state. The scheme will cover accidental death, natural death, and death of a spouse in an accident. The state government has also made a recommendation to the Centre for providing one cook for every 50 students.

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ludhiana: Follow menu guidelines, Punjab Mid-Day Meal Society tells schools

Hindustan Times

The Punjab Mid-Day Meal Society has instructed the district education office to ensure that schools follow the set weekly menu and prepare meals based on the number of students. Punjab Food Commission chairman Bal Mukand Sharma inspecting mid-day meals being served at PAU’s Government Elementary School in Ludhiana on Saturday. Regular checks are being conducted to ensure that the meals …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

3.70 lakh schoolkids in Punjab missed out on free mid-day meals last year

Hindustan Times

More than 3.70 lakh children enrolled in government schools of Punjab missed out on nutritious mid-day meals during the academic year 2023-23. Of the 19.69 lakh children enrolled in pre-primary and elementary classes, 15.98 lakh students, or approximately 81%, were served mid-day meals on an average daily in government schools across the state under the centrally- At the primary level, …

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4 months ago

Justice Chandru Committee Proposal to Centralise School Kitchens Stirs up Debate on Caste, Nutrition, and Women’s Employment

The Hindu

Published : Aug 22, 2024 16:40 IST - 5 MINS READ A group of academics, economists, and activists have sent a letter dated August 19, 2024, to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Having found that many students are encouraged by their families to avoid eating breakfasts or mid-day meals cooked by Dalit women in the school kitchens, and having also …

Food Justice Tamil Nadu School Dalit States Report

4 months, 1 week ago

Two Anganwadi workers suspended after video of them taking away eggs served to children goes viral

Hindustan Times

Two Anganwadi workers were placed under suspension in Karnataka's Koppal district for allegedly taking back eggs served to children from their plates during a midday meal, after filming the act. According to officials, two workers recorded videos and clicked pictures of eggs being served to the Anganwadi children. Reacting to the incident, Karnataka Women and Child Development Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar …

Koppal

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Students make rotis for midday meals; principal suspended

Hindustan Times

The principal of a primary school in Aligarh was suspended after a few of its students were found to be preparing rotis for mid-day meals at the school. “The matter came into our notice after a video showing four-five girl students preparing roti for the mid-day meal programme at a primary school in the Lodha development block of Roravar area …

Bsa Rakesh

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Workers under several govt. schemes terminated without explanation, allege unions

The Hindu

Several unions, part of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions and affiliated to the CPI, have alleged that many field assistants, ASHAs, municipal and midday meal scheme workers, among others, were being removed from their jobs. The unions of ASHAs, midday meal scheme workers, FAs, Village Organisation Assistants and others have been staging protests intermittently in Vijayawada for a month …

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5 months, 1 week ago

3 Akshaya Patra kitchens in Telangana to use renewable energy

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The Akshaya Patra Foundation in collaborations with HSBC Global Service Centres, India, launched three new sustainability projects at its kitchens in Kandi, Narsingi, and Warangal. Through these sustainable measures, HSBC and the Akshaya Patra Foundation have provided over 1.25 million nutritious mid-day meals to children in Telangana and Karnataka in fiscal 2023-24. Mamatha Madireddy, MD, head of HSBC India …

Renewable Energy Hsbc

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Dead snake found in mid-day meal packet, claim parents; probe launched

Deccan Chronicle

Sangli: A tiny dead snake was allegedly found in a packet distributed under the mid-day meal scheme meant for children aged between six months and three years at an 'Anganwadi' or a government-run nursery school in western Maharashtra's Sangli district, prompting the authorities to launch a probe. District officials said the child's parents disposed of the dead snake after photographing …

Parents Snake Yadav Meal Dead Six Months Three Years

6 months, 1 week ago

Huge political slugfest over EVM 'unlocking' charge; poll officer reacts to OTP claims. Who said what? 10 points

Hindustan Times

Allegations of electronic voting machine hacking in the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat have snowballed into a major political slugfest between the Opposition and the Bharatiya Janata Party, even as a poll official claimed that an EVM was a standalone system with "robust administrative safeguards" to protect it from manipulation and that an OTP was not needed to unlock …

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6 months, 1 week ago

EVM row: 'No OTP required to unlock voting machine,' says Mumbai poll official

Hindustan Times

A poll official on Sunday dismissed rejected a news report that claimed a kin of the winning Shiv Sena candidate in Mumbai had a phone that “unlocked” EVM. Vandana Suryavanshi, returning officer of Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency, said that an EVM is a standalone system that does not need an OTP to unlock it. An independent candidate noticed …

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Viral video: Bihar principal caught on camera stealing eggs meant for mid-day meal scheme

Bihar school principal caught on camera while stealing eggs meant for children

Caught on cam: Bihar govt school principal steals eggs meant for mid-day meals, action initiated

'Eggsposed': Bihar govt school principal caught stealing from mid-day meal in viral video

T’gana: Panel cites low payment for ‘poor’ mid-day meal

After High Court Nudge, Telangana Govt Constitutes State-Level Committees To Monitor Food-Safety Standards In Preparation Of Mid-Day Meals

96 students hospitalised after eating mid-day meal at Maharashtra school

Substandard food items, lack of hygiene lead to mid-day meal poisoning: Experts

Telangana: Headmasters taste mid-day meal before serving students

Manish Malhotra says he isn't directing Meena Kumari biopic starring Kriti Sanon: ‘One dream that remains unfulfilled’

17 students admitted to hospital after eating midday meal in Telangana, probe ordered

Akshaya Patra to take its midday meal scheme to Indonesia, Kenya

No worries about Labour's budget here! Brits enjoy beers in the sun in Benidorm - after the holiday resort dodged catastrophic storm that devastated Valencia

PMMS Insurance Scheme for Midday Meal Workers: Details and State Government's Proposal

Ludhiana: Follow menu guidelines, Punjab Mid-Day Meal Society tells schools

3.70 lakh schoolkids in Punjab missed out on free mid-day meals last year

Justice Chandru Committee Proposal to Centralise School Kitchens Stirs up Debate on Caste, Nutrition, and Women’s Employment

Two Anganwadi workers suspended after video of them taking away eggs served to children goes viral

Students make rotis for midday meals; principal suspended

Workers under several govt. schemes terminated without explanation, allege unions

3 Akshaya Patra kitchens in Telangana to use renewable energy

Dead snake found in mid-day meal packet, claim parents; probe launched

Huge political slugfest over EVM 'unlocking' charge; poll officer reacts to OTP claims. Who said what? 10 points

EVM row: 'No OTP required to unlock voting machine,' says Mumbai poll official